LiveStream Course Instructions

To all active group members

How To get set up for attending on-line classes

If you DON’T have an account setup

Go to affordablemandatoryclasses.com
Click on “Account”
Click “Register”
Fill out the form completely
Click Register
Go To Instructions below “If you already have an account setup”

If you already have an account setup

Go to affordablemandatoryclasses.com
Look in upper right-hand corner for the menu on the website
Click “Account”
Click “login”

Once you have logged in (you will be in your student dashboard)

Click on “My Courses” (in your dashboard) – a list of all your courses will appear.
1. A Typical Livestream/Group Class will have 3 or 4 courses
  1. Course
  2. Weekly Journal
  3. Meeting Course
  4. Workbook
Click on the course you want

Course

This is your online course

Your Facilitator will direct you to the correct portion of the course you are to be working in

All of your actions in this course are recorded in your report card (which is available for your review and download under “My Grades”)

Most of your course reading and studying materials are in this course. The course contains videos, reading materials, links to other sites for further study, exercises, and quizzes.

Please note: your facilitator has full access to your course to monitor your progress.

Weekly Journal

Your “Weekly Journal” is just that, it is comprised of a few questions that you can look back on over time and see how you have progressed.

A new Journal Lesson will be available every week in the weekly journal course. Your Journal needs to be completed weekly and is part of the proof of your having completed the program. Only complete one Journal per week.

Again, Your Journal is also available to your facilitator for review, and you can access your report card for the Weekly Journal under “My Grades”.

Meeting Course

This “Meeting Course” is how you will access and/or Join your weekly group meetings online.

This course has instructions and participation rules as well as a direct link to the specific meeting you are supposed to attend.

To attend your meeting you will just have to open the course and click on the giant “Join Meeting” button/link.

Please be sure to be you have an adequate cell phone and/or wifi connection before you join the meeting, and be in an appropriate location to accommodate this meeting conversation and the time length of the meeting.

Workbook

This “Workbook Course” is a pdf of the entire online course.

This course pdf has been provided as a convenience to you which allows you to print and/or read the course materials at any time.

FAQ

Refunds, etc. will be dealt with on a 1-1 basis
Classes already completed; all previous classes are accounted for and the online class is just a continuance of your original course plan . . .
All reports will be provided as needed for each person, be sure to communicate to your group leader a week or two in advance.
If you are a CWS client, we will need to enroll you in the course manually, However; you still need to create your account at www.affordablemandatoryclasses.com so we can enroll you into the proper course
- there will be no charge to you only to the county of San Diego

Your Weekly Process

Once you have created your account and enrolled in the appropriate course, you will be able to attend your weekly classes through the “Meeting Course” and complete your Course and Weekly Journal online under the guidance and direction of the facilitator.

Just go to your account

Select “My Courses”
Click on the Meeting course
Click on Join Meeting

FYI

It is best to install the app before you join (makes things much easier)
Just by clicking on join . . . you will be offered a chance to install the app on your phone.

FAQ – Smartphones

Unable to install app on your phone; typical reason is low resources . . . you may need to remove some of your existing apps and/or photos.

Weekly Journals

You will need to go to www.affordablemandatoryclasses.com each week and complete your weekly journal entries. This needs to be completed weekly and is part of the proof of your having completed the program. Only complete one Journal per week

Journal Entry Process

Go to affordablemandatoryclasses.com
Click on account
My account
Login
Go to “My Courses”
Click on the appropriate course
Scroll down to the “Get Started” button
Click Button
Scroll down to “Take Quiz”
Click Button
Click “Start Quiz”
Answer all the questions . . . be sure to read instructions completely
This is NOT a quiz or test . . . it is your weekly journal

FYI

Every time you complete a journal, it is
- Automatically time and date stamped
Your instructor has access to your journals for review
You have access to your own journals for review (under my account)
All your journals are saved under your name.
Complete the journal for the past week.
Each course has its own report card that shows your progress
- The report card is located under “My Grades”

Online Meeting FYI

Make sure your video is on-if it is not, the group will not count.
REMEMBER! The room is closed at 10 minutes past the group start time.
Make sure that you are in an area that affords confidentiality for you and for group members.
Make sure to be in a place that is safe and confidential.
Not only do you need to protect your own confidentiality, you need to make sure that the confidentiality of all other group members is protected
When in group-MUTE your microphone (everyone can here every sound around you)
follow all the rules-
pay attention to one another,
do not talk over each other,
open the chat box,
do not use your cell phone,
Be respectful of one another